But losing four consecutive games is how his career as coach of the Celtics has begun, as the team’s record fell to 0-4 after Monday night’s 95-88 loss to the Grizzlies before a raucous crowd at the FedExForum.

“Out of the four games that we’ve played, this is the best we’ve played,” Stevens said, “but there’s not much silver lining for the guys in the locker room or for me, right now.”

The Celtics have not lost four consecutive games to start the regular season since 1969-70, seven years before Stevens, the NBA’s youngest head coach, was born.

The Grizzlies, with their imposing front line of Randolph and Gasol, had a 14-4 edge in second-chance points.

The Celtics will play the Utah Jazz Wednesday at TD Garden, a win they need very much before another tough road back-to-back Friday against the Magic in Orlando and then Saturday against the Heat in Miami.

But with four losses, Sullinger described the Celtics’ morale simply by saying they’re eager to get a win.

“I think once we get that win, we’ll get the monkey off our back and we’ll start rolling from there,” Sullinger said.

Still, how can Stevens draw silver linings from a loss, which he’s had to do four times now?

“You just understand where we are, understand where we have to go, do your best to focus on what’s next and not pay too much attention to anything else,” he said.

Then, Stevens referenced the Celtics’ 87-77 loss to Detroit Sunday, when Boston nearly came back twice but never closed the deal.

“Again, I was disappointed [Sunday] night in a lot of ways with a lot of things,” he said. “I’m disappointed in the loss tonight, but I’m not disappointed in a lot of things.”

The Celtics are searching for any positive they can find, but they’d be best served by not glancing at their record — or at the history books.

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